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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">South Dakota spends in both years and draws down monthly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brenda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer Cowan-Henderson via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 29, 2025 8:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA Coordinators <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] [lstac] Draw down question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Good morning from rainy Tennessee!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I’ve got two questions regarding how other states approach spending. If you have a chance to reply, it’ll be appreciated. How TN handles these questions is included, in case
you’re curious as well!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">When do you start spending your award? Do you spend in both years of the award or just in the second year?<o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tennessee spends in the 2<sup>nd</sup> year<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How often do you request a drawdown of your awarded funds?<o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tennessee typically requests a drawdown quarterly<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jennifer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">New email:
<a href="mailto:Jennifer.Cowan-Henderson@tnsos.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Jennifer.Cowan-Henderson@tnsos.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Jennifer Cowan-Henderson | Director of Planning and Development</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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